The singer was taken ill earlier this week 7 songs into his performance in Boston which forced the postponement of that show as well as shows in Northampton, Mass and Philadelphia.

The artist's representatives are currently in the process of working on securing rescheduled dates and hope to make an announcement on Monday July 2nd. In the meantime Morrissey's performance July 6th at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel NJ is to proceed as planned.

this reminds me of when i was in HS in the mid 90's and he has 2 shows booked at carnegie hall and he cancelled both of them. I was so into "YOUR ARSENAL" at the time.., thankfully i didn't wind up buying tix.

Perhaps poor ticket sales were due to the ticket prices??? I love Morrissey to pieces and I've seen him a bunch of times but I just couldn't bring myself to pay $75. When you go see a lot of shows it really adds up after awhile...

Reminds me of my own (disappointing) history of cancelled Smiths concerts. The band played (I believe) their first American gig at Danceteria on New Years Eve '83-'84. I had neither the money/influence/connections to get into Danceteria on New Years Eve (no advance tickets for this sort of thing - you showed up and waited on line, hoping against hope to get past the doordude), but I was consoled to learn that the band would return for another, more low key, Danceteria show a few days later in the new year (after a brief West Coast swing?). Alas, this return gig was cancelled owing to a Morrissey illness. *sigh*

Finally caught up to the Smiths at the Beacon Theater in '85 for the Meat Is Murder tour (Billy Bragg as opener). Great show that ended with a stage full of dancing fans and Morrissey throwing flowers to the crowd. *yay!*

Also saw them the following year at the Pier, near the Intrepid air museum, where a number of summer concerts were held in the 1980's. A large space with a large crowd, it was a solid show, but the vastness of the setting, and the sound occassionally blowing out to sea, made it not the best setting for a show. *ho-hum*

I believe it was the Strangeways tour where the Smiths were scheduled to play Radio City - their largest NY venue to date. And I had 2nd row seats!!! Yes, Virginia, the show was cancelled due to a Morrissey illness. *end of the Smiths, sigh*

So I made it to 2 of 4 possible Smiths gigs. Seems like par for the course.

"Dear God, Please Help Me":
"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" but "How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel"? "He Knows I'd Love to See Him", but "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy". I didn't realize that "Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Difference", but "What Difference Does it Make"? I realize "That's Entertainment" but I'm still "Disappointed". I know that "These Things Take Time", but "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time". "I Don't Mind if You Forget Me" and treat me like "Half a Person" because "I Know It's Going to Happen Someday". "In the Future When All's Well", "I Will See You in Far Off Places". "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now".http://mybigmouthstrikesagain.blogspot.com/

Take heart....there may still be the reschedule and I hope you had NJ tickets. I had a lot of tickets for East Coast venues and I have not seen him yet (this tour). But for me, "There is a light that never goes out"...I still can't be mad at him.

Take heart....there may still be the reschedule and I hope you had NJ tickets. I had a lot of tickets for East Coast venues and I have not seen him yet (this tour). But for me, "There is a light that never goes out"...I still can't be mad at him.

sometime in 1991-92, I got on stage at the Roseland and hugged Morrissey. when the bouncers pulled at every limb of mine jerking me back and forth, Morrissey held my hand like I was insulin. he wanted me there. awesome.
what really is a let down about the show's cancellation is that it brings people together for a few hours to listen to some honest music. brings friends together.

He'll probably reschedule for September when all the students are in town and they will get tix at 50% off. Why do bands that can't fill arenas play arenas? Why doesn't he just play the Theater at MSG? Promoters are greedy bastards. These tix and most tix lately are WAY overpriced.

Was thinking why they didn't mention Borgata show in the Annoucement. Could it be b/c Borgata show isn't a Ticketmaster event? Anyway, strange for them to mention the 7/6 PNC show and not the 7/5 Borgata show.

Oh, something about the Letterman taping besides the frigid temperature of the Ed Sullivan Theater may have contributed to his illness. Dave and a couple of other guys ate some ribs during the show. Seeing that from the green room may have psychosomatically made Moz physically ill. Don't scoff, he's that gung-ho about animal rights.